Lot 134

Rolex

Pre-Daytona

A highly attractive, vintage wrist chronograph with blue telemeter and black tachy scale

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It is difficult to think of anything that comes close to the subtle elegance of this timepiece. The 18 K pink gold case is - despite its age - in a marvelous and well-looked after condition. Equally well preserved is the evenly aged chronograph dial - this Rolex certainly has an incredibly warm and striking presence.

Reference 6034 was only the second Oyster chronograph Rolex produced in the first half of the 1950s and the first of the highly sought-after chronograph editions that start with the reference numbers 6000. The majority of the watches was made of stainless steel or 18 K gold, with a small series in 14 K gold; the design of the dials varied. One of the rarest dials for the steel model shows the tachymeter and telemeter scales in red and blue. References 6034 and 6234 are regarded as forerunners of the Cosmograph Daytona model - the shape of its case is strongly influenced by both of them.